Shooting lead through Springfield XD40

[joromu]

Anyone know if lead will build up in the rifling in the Springfield XD40? I have been told that, like the Glock and Beretta, one should shoot only jacketed ammo through the XD40. But then again, I have heard that lead will not be any problem with this gun. Any suggestions?

[SargeMO]

The XD has conventional rifling & a supported chamber, and lead is OK so long as you clean the deposits out regularly like you would on any other gun. I checked with Springfield on this before I bought one.

Do not lead up the barrel on any auto-pistol and start shooting hot jacketed loads immediately thereafter. If you're going to shoot lead, commit to scrubbing it out when you're done shooting.

[joromu]

Sarge, thanks for the info. Makes sense. I've shot some 100 or so rounds of jacketed but will start with lead and stick to it. I do some reloading and will use lead.